The Last Remnant Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

Published: Jan 13, 2009

The Last Remant Frequently Asked Questions

The Last Remnant is a huge game, but you'll find detailed information about various elements within our detailed walkthrough and in the section of the guide devoted to side quests. Still, some questions are bound to pop up more often than others. Below, we're including some of the most common questions and brief answers for each of them. For information beyond what's provided on this page, check the appropriate section of the guide.

Q // What characters offer additional side quests if I recruit them at a guild?

A // You can receive additional quests from Caedmon, Glenys, Jager, Loki, Nora and Rhagoh. Though there are quests for many other leaders, the quests typically come ahead of the opportunity to recruit them. Once you have recruited a character that offers a quest, you'll have to satisfy certain other conditions to receive the quest. Remember that story-specific leaders whom you don't need to recruit also have quests of their own that the above list does not include.

Q // How do I find the Ancient Ruins?

A // The Ancient Ruins area is a great place to level up very late in the game, but Xbox 360 owners will need an Internet connection to reach it. That's because it is behind a locked door in the northwest portion of The Second Path. Go online and download the key for the ruins from Xbox Live (it's free). Then play through The Second Path to the sealed door. Now that you've downloaded the key, you'll be able to open it and enter the dungeon. Once you do so, you can then exit to the World Map and re-enter from there directly whenever you want to explore the ruins.

Q // Are there any missable side quests?

A // Yes! There are quite a few, actually.

Around halfway through the game, some substantial events take place. For Xbox 360 owners, this takes place at the end of the first disc (in the Nagapur area), though the events are memorable enough that you'll know what they are once you experience them, even without that marker. Several side quests are gathered into chains (notably, the series of 'Witch' quests that have you searching for the mage-like girl throughout numerous towns), and some of them must be completed prior to working your way through the events at Nagapur. If you don't take the time to complete those quests, then you'll miss out on most of the more substantial quests later in the game.

Additionally, there is a quest called "At Hatred's End" that can be missed if you don't side with a female general named Ophelia each time she argues with her superior, Roberto (these quests take place in the town of Melphina). Also, Emma has a side quest that she will no longer offer you once you clear the Nest of Eagles area in the game, so make sure that you've worked through the quest prior to doing so. Also make sure that you ignore the game's advice and talk to the Duke of Ghor after clearing each of the six bases. You can complete them in any order, but make sure that you talk to the duke or he won't offer an important quest that sometimes appears a short time after that.

Finally, don't enter the city of Undelwalt when it appears on the map until after you have completed the quest called 'The Fallen.' This is arguably the most difficult quest in the game, so another option is to create a separate save if you're in a hurry at that point to see how the story ends. Then you can go back and play through the final few areas while completing quests.

Naturally, the most missable quest of all is the last one, which only appears if you've completed each of the preceding 67 quests. Only then can you experience the 68th and final quest and (if you're playing on the Xbox 360) get a special achievement. There's a lot of stuff to keep in mind, so be sure to check our section devoted to side quests if you have any further questions.

Q // How do I find [insert component name here]?

A // Unfortunately, there are far too many components in the game for us to give specific information on each one, but there are a lot of things to keep in mind. One is that enemies drop different items depending on a number of factors that include your character level, how many monsters you fight at once (try chaining two or three groups together, once you're powerful enough to safely do so) and even the items already in your inventory. For example, a monster might drop nothing of interest when you meet it early in the game, but you'll be pleasantly surprised when you fight a more powerful version of the same monster late in the game. In part, this is helped by obtaining items for the monster-hunting hobbyist. For example, you can pick up Oarfish Weekly to increase the number of items that oarfish monsters drop when defeated. In many cases, there are two separate bits of literature available for most popular monsters. These can be obtained by completing tasks at the various guilds.

Monsters aren't the only way to find components, either. You'll also find them at harvest points, if you know how to look. The typical harvest point will yield one of two general items, or a third item if you get lucky and find a rare item. The best way to manage this is to level up Mr. Driller throughout the course of the game so that he can perform more overdrives. It actually doesn't take as much effort as you might suppose to get him up to a decent level. Just find a dungeon with a harvest point near its entrance and make a few quick digging runs to boost your attributes. Then every dig you make has greater odds of yielding one of those valuable components.

Q // Where can I see my battle rank and why should I even care what it is?

A // Your battle rank appears briefly when you win any given battle. It's the number at the top right corner of the first victory screen, located above the number that lets you know how many enemies you've defeated in a chain without being startled or exiting to the world map.

Your battle rank is much like 'levels' in other games, except that it doesn't necessarily mean you're especially strong. As your characters learn skills and gain strength, the battle rank will naturally climb. As it does so, bosses related to the main game will occasionally learn new moves. This seems to happen every 10 levels that you gain, as a rough estimate. Therefore, it's worth paying close attention to your battle rank so that as you head into a tough encounter, you don't accidentally level up your rank too much and grant your foes the gift of more brutal attacks.

Q // How do I check how long I've been playing the game?

A // We're not aware of any way to check the number of hours played, unfortunately. If you're really curious, you'll just have to keep track of it by logging your hours played by hand. That sounds an awful lot like work.

Q // What's this I hear about game issues going away if I install the game to my hard drive?

A // If you are playing The Last Remnant on the Xbox 360, you will likely find that it falls victim to an assortment of technical issues. These never go away entirely, no matter what you do. However, installing the game to your hard drive significantly reduces load time issues and many of the issues you'll otherwise encounter with frame rates during battle. You can install one disc at a time--or both--depending on the space on your hard drive. Each disc is a little bit over 6GB in size. If you don't have enough space to install both, install the first one and play through to its conclusion, then delete the disc install from your hard drive. This can be deleted independently of your game save, so pay attention to file size and description before deleting any files. Then you can install and play through the second disc. This is the best way to fully enjoy the experience when playing the game's Xbox 360 edition.

If you have a question that we haven't addressed above, odds are good that we cover it in detail in either the 'Walkthrough' or 'Quests' portion of this guide. You can also try asking for help on the forum.